Soyuz MS-17
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
05:45:04
Wednesday October 14, 2020
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Launch Notes
The first time a crewed vessel will take only three hours to dock with the ISS thanks to a new trajectory and improved automatic docking system. The cosmonauts named the spacecraft Фавор ("Favor").
Soyuz MS-17
Soyuz MS-17 is a crewed mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS will be crewed by Serguei Ryzhikov (Roscosmos), Serguei Kud-Sverchkov (Roscosmos), and Kate Rubins (NASA). The replacement crew is composed of Oleg Novitsky and Peter Dubrov.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
7,050 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaPrice
$17.42 million
Rocket
Height: 51.38m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 7,500 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,550 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.11m
Height: 15.59m
Stages
3
Strap-ons
4
Launch Site
Stats
Soyuz 2.1a
48th
Mission
5th
Mission of 2020
2020
80th
Orbital launch attempt